If you don’t have a partner, you can still sign up for the ETDS. On Friday and Saturday evening there will be a blindDEAD programme which will allow you to look for a dancing partner for the tournaments.
In order to keep the tournament fun for both competitive and non-competitive dancers, experienced competitive dancers will be mandatory to attend the blindDEAD programme. The table below shows from what level blind dating will be mandatory.
| Blind date in Breitensport | |
| Netherlands
NADB |
Debutants 2 |
| Netherlands NVAD | Debutants 1 |
| Netherlands NDO | National amateurs |
| Netherlands WDC | National amateurs until B poule |
| Germany | D-class |
| Germany (Form.) | Oberliga, Regionalliga |
| Norway | Konkurranse |
| Czeck Republic | D-class |
| England | Intermediate |
Mandatory blindDEAD means you are not allowed to compete with your competition partner, someone from your team or any other previous competition, ETDS or NTDS partner of the past 3 years. You’re allowed to attend the blindDEAD rounds on Friday and Saturday evening, but you can also sign up with someone who doesn’t check any of the exclusions mentioned above.